Cream Shirtwaist
Brief Item Record
Title: Cream Shirtwaist
Date: 1890-1915
Description: Cream Shirtwaist with large floral pattern down the center, around the wrists, and along the shoulders. Vertically striped small pulled thread embroidery down the front, back, down the sleeves, and around the neck. The shirtwaist is closed by a snap at the top of the back and buttons all the way down the back until reaching a drawstring at the waist.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2019049
Title
Cream Shirtwaist
Description
Cream Shirtwaist with large floral pattern down the center, around the wrists, and along the shoulders. Vertically striped small pulled thread embroidery down the front, back, down the sleeves, and around the neck. The shirtwaist is closed by a snap at the top of the back and buttons all the way down the back until reaching a drawstring at the waist.
Date
1890-1915
Subject
Clothing and Dress
Medium
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Annabel Renshaw
Color Main
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Chest
42"
Hips
36"
Center Front Length
19"
Center Back Length
18.5"
Underarm to Waist
8.5"
Measurements Other
18" (sleeve length)
14" (neck circumference)
All Measurements
42" (chest), 36" (waist), 19" (CF length), 18.5" (CB length), 8.5" (armpit to waist), 18" (sleeve length), 14" (neck circumference)
Date Earliest
1890
Date Latest
1915
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Socio-Economic Class
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
Item is in very good condition. The fabric is yellowing and there are various small stains all around the top. Otherwise it is very good with no holes or tears.
Storage Location
F4
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Cream Shirtwaist,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 3, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6461.